Neomixis Explained

Neomixis is a genus of small forest birds that are endemic to Madagascar.

The genus was introduced by the English zoologist Richard Bowdler Sharpe in 1881. The type species is the stripe-throated jery (Neomixis striatigula).^[1] The genus was formerly placed in the Old World babbler family but is now considered to belong to the family Cisticolidae.

Species

The genus comprises three species:^[2]

Image	Scientific Name	Common Name	Distribution
	Neomixis striatigula	Stripe-throated jery	Madagascar.
	Neomixis tenella	Common jery	Madagascar.
	Neomixis viridis	Green jery	Madagascar.

Another species the wedge-tailed jery (Hartertula flavoviridis) was until recently placed in this genus but biochemical studies suggest its true relationships lie elsewhere.

References

• Cibois, Alice; Slikas, Beth; Schulenberg, Thomas S. & Pasquet, Eric (2001): An endemic radiation of Malagasy songbirds is revealed by mitochondrial DNA sequence data. Evolution 55(6): 1198–1206. DOI:10.1554/0014-3820(2001)055[1198:AEROMS]2.0.CO;2 PDF fulltext
• Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). pp. 378–492 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers Lynx Edicions, Barcelona
• Nguembock B.; Fjeldsa J.; Tillier A.; Pasquet E. (2007): A phylogeny for the Cisticolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and a re-interpretation of a unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272–286.

Notes and References

1. Sharpe . Richard Bowdler . Richard Bowdler Sharpe . 1881 . On a new genus of Timeliidae from Madagascar, with remarks on some other genera . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . 1881 . 195–197 [195] .
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2017 . Babblers & fulvettas . World Bird List Version 7.3 . International Ornithologists' Union . 25 August 2017 .